Is Ukraine about to have a war?
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Who put that bloody cellar there..
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I fort the nuclear plant was designed to be so strong as to be able to be hit by an airliner and still hold it's structural integrity.
Am I missing something here?
Am I missing something here?
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The fact that explosions in Crimea - a place previously considered to be well beyond the reach of any Ukrainian attack - were watched by thousands of Russian tourists, many of whom have since fled Crimea back into Russia, has had a psychological effect in Moscow, officials told the media.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...bef336a0bd9826
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It all depends on what is hit and where, take out the reactor cooling and you have problems, containment integrity or not. Plus you also have the stored waste in water tanks.
says it all really
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At the point where someone blows up 6 reactor cores and knowingly dumps millions of bequerels of radiation over western europe do you not think that is already full conflict?
I would definitely expect Art.5 activation to be requested by all those NATO eastern europe countries.
Let us hope it does not come to that.
I would definitely expect Art.5 activation to be requested by all those NATO eastern europe countries.
Let us hope it does not come to that.
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Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
A UAV struck the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters in Sevastopol, according to Crimean officials.
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fdr,
Imho, the Maidan revolution transformed the situation for Russia, a previously friendly country became hostile. When the facts change, countries adjust their policies, else they fail, gradually or rapidly.
Russia's reaction was entirely predictable and was in fact predicted by most of the US foreign policy veterans who had experience in Russia. Unfortunately they were ignored.
Imho, the Maidan revolution transformed the situation for Russia, a previously friendly country became hostile. When the facts change, countries adjust their policies, else they fail, gradually or rapidly.
Russia's reaction was entirely predictable and was in fact predicted by most of the US foreign policy veterans who had experience in Russia. Unfortunately they were ignored.
So I translate your thinking to the rest of the forum – anyone resisting Russian imperialism needs "denazification" and Russia has every right to invade, kill, rape and turn cities into rubble.
The time when Stalin and Hitler (and other dictators alike) agreed on marking the lands which they grabbed under their rule is over. We are lucky that your "foreign policy veterans" were ignored, now is the time to teach Russians a lesson.
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Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
“This appears to be the first visual confirmation of a long-range #ATACMS rocket on M142 #HIMARS chassis, spotted on the road somewhere in #Ukraine.”
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The latest defence package from the US has TOW listed ! Is this the first time ? Also noticed they are officially announcing additional harms as well
Missiles for HIMARS;
16 105-mm howitzers and 36,000 shells for them;
15 Scan Eagle drones;
40 MRAP vehicles;
HARM anti-radar missiles;
TOW anti-tank missile systems;
1,000 Javelin;
2,000 armor-piercing shells.
Missiles for HIMARS;
16 105-mm howitzers and 36,000 shells for them;
15 Scan Eagle drones;
40 MRAP vehicles;
HARM anti-radar missiles;
TOW anti-tank missile systems;
1,000 Javelin;
2,000 armor-piercing shells.
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Edit: Can't find a definitive reference, but given the dates of commissioning, I assume Zaporizhzhia NPP is a 2nd generation plant.
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It seems HARM missiles are in fact adjusted to use on Mig-29 already: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...ation-missiles
Per this article Ukrainian pilots learn how to do a brrrrrt: https://time.com/6207115/ukraine-tra...pilots-russia/
Per this article Ukrainian pilots learn how to do a brrrrrt: https://time.com/6207115/ukraine-tra...pilots-russia/
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https://en.defence-ua.com/industries...tion-3732.html
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Love the end statement lol
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Very good video that.
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fdr,
Imho, the Maidan revolution transformed the situation for Russia, a previously friendly country became hostile. When the facts change, countries adjust their policies, else they fail, gradually or rapidly.
Russia's reaction was entirely predictable and was in fact predicted by most of the US foreign policy veterans who had experience in Russia. Unfortunately they were ignored.
The disaster we now face was entirely avoidable, a little sense of putting yourself into the other guy's shoes would have done the trick.
Pontificating about the unprovoked assault on Ukraine while ignoring the post Maidan civil war in Donbas is rewriting history.
Likewise, claiming all the responsibility was from Putin's 'little green men' is convenient, but unsupported by the evidence from independent observers
Imho, the Maidan revolution transformed the situation for Russia, a previously friendly country became hostile. When the facts change, countries adjust their policies, else they fail, gradually or rapidly.
Russia's reaction was entirely predictable and was in fact predicted by most of the US foreign policy veterans who had experience in Russia. Unfortunately they were ignored.
The disaster we now face was entirely avoidable, a little sense of putting yourself into the other guy's shoes would have done the trick.
Pontificating about the unprovoked assault on Ukraine while ignoring the post Maidan civil war in Donbas is rewriting history.
Likewise, claiming all the responsibility was from Putin's 'little green men' is convenient, but unsupported by the evidence from independent observers
Maidan was action within the rights of an independent state to show objection to a puppet dancing to the strings played by Putin. Like the last dictator of Europe. That the puppet fled is on the puppet and his master, who was happy interfering in an independent state;
not a matter for Russia..As far as I understand Russia is a state within its defined borders, or does it also claim to cover Seoul, Tokyo or any other location that it sees fit as it is an aggressor nation? Russia signed the Alma Ata protocols which expressly pledged for them to keep their vodka breath out of all other former USSR states that were signatories to the same contract. Russia as always disregards its obligations. Just because you object to democratic processes playing out next door does not give you the right to commit genocide.
Or maybe I'm old school.
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